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Wealthfront adds Washington to its mortgage footprint

Oct 6, 2026 · 04:30 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Digital lender says its rates run about 50 bps below the national average

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Better advances sale of Birmingham Bank to consortium

Oct 6, 2026 · 04:00 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Better expects pro forma cash to rise to about $140 million if the transaction closes, based on Sept. 30 balances

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Why Japanese-owned U.S. builders may pull back on growth

Oct 6, 2026 · 03:40 PM Dan Oppenheim HousingWire

Sumitomo, Sekisui, and Daiwa cite leverage targets, weaker U.S. profit outlooks, and a soft yen as constraints

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States outpace Capitol Hill on factory-built housing policy gains

Oct 6, 2026 · 03:38 PM Richard Lawson, Tyler Williams HousingWire

California approved factory-built housing measures as modular leaders cite state and local rules as the main near-term driver

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June Point Lending expands DSCR loans to California

Oct 6, 2026 · 03:05 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Wholesale non-QM lender now offers DSCR in 19 states

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Rocket Pro October Power Play introduces Orbit rewards

Oct 6, 2026 · 03:00 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Perks include eligible EPO fee protection, same-day conditional approvals and Padlock days converted to pricing credits

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Polly launches PollyOS for mortgage pricing, hedging and trading

Oct 6, 2026 · 02:19 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Platform combines pricing and eligibility, Polly Hedge and a relaunched Loan Trading Exchange

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HousingWire names Laura Monroe Head of Industry Relations

Oct 6, 2026 · 02:05 PM Brock Ward HousingWire

Monroe will build relationships across HousingWire, KCM, Altos Research and RealTrends with brokerages, associations and networks

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Earnnest names Russell Smith CEO, Rick Altizer vice chairman

Oct 6, 2026 · 01:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The firm says it has processed 1 million transactions and $4 billion in volume since 2019

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SERHANT. pushes deeper into national expansion with Chicago entry

Oct 6, 2026 · 01:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

SERHANT.'s also recently expanded into Massachusetts, Texas, California and Colorado

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